the world turns- and burns

i have been thinking a great deal about being an american in light of the struggles of folks around the world. i guess i never really thought that much about it before- i think probably most folks don’t. i look at myself as a new yorker- or a ‘northerner’- but not so much as a part of the big picture. sure, i know i live in america and that i would have to identify myself as such if i went out of the country- but unlike newt gingrich, i see myself as a world citizen.

i guess if i allow myself some introspection, i have never really felt like i belonged anywhere. oh, sure, i have lived within a 50 mile radius of where i was born- for most of my life, but i never really felt like i fit anywhere. perhaps many americans feel the same way and perhaps that lack of cohesiveness- that connection and shared culture- is why we haven’t taken to the streets en masse to preserve our democracy.

the folks in iran- whether the cia was involved in pushing the protests or not- have a strong sense of common culture. it has withstood milennia of invasions and infusions by other cultures and the proud persian people still put their culture ahead of even islam. americans only seem to rally around blowing other folks to smithereens and obliterating cultures in the pursuit of the only other rallying cry- profit!

i don’t know how the iranian demonstrations will turn out. from what i have seen even in this country- dissent doesn’t sit well with the folks in power. it makes them nervous- and then people get ‘disappeared.’ i hope that mousavi is genuine because if he is not- many people will have sacrificed themselves for naught. as for america, well, i certainly hope for the best for us- but i continue to prepare for the worst. the rethugs aren’t done yet- and the dumbocrats aren’t done assisting.

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